Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Turkey-Iran border region-EMSC

Rescue workers search the site of a collapsed building, after an earthquake in Elazig, Turkey, January 26, 2020.
Image: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck the Turkey-Iran border region early on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake had a depth of 5 kilometres (3.1 miles), according to EMSC.